Starting School: The timeless picture book for new school starters Paperback – International Edition, 4 July 2013

Nice book for school startersQuite a lot of text so needs to be read to themBut charming illustrations and a cute intro to school life

We read this lovely, inclusive and positive story to our own children just as they were about to start on their education journey. They loved it. Now, SATs, GCSEs, A-Levels and degrees later, the youngest grandchild has just had it read to her by her parents She loved it. Who knows what lies ahead on her education journey...but this book has been a great starting point.

This is a great book. It walks through the first term - the first week is day by day, then by week until a Christmas play at the end of term. Then holidays!It is very sensitively written, it follows a group of 6 or so children and what they do - each is different and it reassures your child that they don't need to be able to do everything; for example, one can read, the others cannot. Some like swimming, one "thinks about getting in the pool". Sometimes they are happy, sometimes sad, sometimes grumpy. Sometimes the teacher has a bad day too. It also has things like the children being shown where the loo is, and where to hang their coats, which will be comforting to children who might worry about the unknown.The only thing is that it doesn't mention uniform, but then again, this isn't always applicable.Highly recommend.

I loved the colours b7t a b8t too much writing fir 4 year old starting school

Love this book. Perfect for any child starting school. It explains the transition into school for children that may be worried or need a little bit of reassurance. My child loved this book. He can’t wait to give it to his brother before he starts. It’s a brilliant book. I’ve bought it twice and even given it as a gift.

I bought this for my granddaughter who started school in September, as the reviews and awards for this book were all so good. It lived up to expectations and prompted lots of questions, definitely recommend!

My son had worries and concerns as did I about how he would settle etc. This book gives so much reassurance and is a little introduction step into the world of schooling for littlens. After reading this book my son was soo excited to start school in sept

The book itself is great, we have our own copy of it and I bought this as a gift. Unfortunately it had sticky paper put on the front of it while being packaged, which ripped the book when I removed it.